Fun Nuno Felt Workshop!

On the 10th of the month I gathered with some beautiful ladies and taught them the skills to create nuno felt. With some information and demonstration they proceeded to lay the fibers and work them into a one of a kind piece of wearable art. Here are some photos from that workshop. Each participant finished at a different time so, silly me, I didn't get images of their completed scarves - duh! Next time...

My favorite student!!!!

Thank you to the lovely ladies that brought such great energy and fun to the scarf workshop in Grants Pass. I enjoyed you so much and just love the wonderful scarves you created!

If you are intrigued by the images or the process and would like to take a class let me know. The next class will be February 11th in Grants Pass followed by a workshop with the choice of making a flower or a headband. Come and learn the ancient, earth friendly and amazing fine craft that is felting!

Great New Vests!

I recently made a couple of seamless nuno felted vests out of recycled and repurposed fabric. One is made from a repurposed cotton sarong using super fine merino wool and embellished with novelty yarn. I made it for Felt United Day inspired by the theme of water. The sarong is dyed with lovely blues and greens and at the bottom it said Bora Bora. The novelty yarn dressed it up wonderfully and reminds me of the kelp beds that sit just where the waves roll. The vest is revisible, seamless and completed with no sewing at all!

The other vest was made with a recycled piece of lavender nylon fabric I found at a thrift store. It is embellished with some shiny, iridescent dots. On the side with no dots I added 2 different purple wool yarns and a deep purple and shiny novelty eyelash yarn. It is stunning and I love it soooo much! This one is also reversible, completed without sewing, but also has a nice thick collar.

Sculpted Felt Flower Bouquet in Rustic Log Vase - Fiber Art

I made a bouquet of felted flowers and took it to church. I had a great time making them. Some are nuno felted, some needle felted and one is wet felted. I put them in a vase and really didn't like the way they looked. I checked out different flower arrangements and really like one that display on some driftwood so I decided to search the woods for the perfect natural log.

The first park I went to was Tom Pierce park on the Rogue River. I like it during the winter because the large back half is usually deserted and the dogs can run around. To my surprise I found the log I needed. It's very rustic and has holes already in it for the flowers. I think it looks fantastic!